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| Introduction |
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| 1. Smelly Friend - The Skunk |
Do not be deceived: “Bad company
ruins good morals.” ~
1 Corinthians 15:33
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| 2. New Life - The Butterfly |
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. ~ 2 Corinthians 5:17
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| 3. Afraid of the Light - The Cockroach |
And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. ~ John 3:19–20
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| 4. Ugly By What Standard? - The Swan |
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| 5. Get to Work - The Ant |
Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider
her ways, and be wise. ~ Proverbs 6:6
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| 6. Anger that Kills - The Honeybee |
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. ~ James 1:19–20
and
Be angry and do not sin; do not let
the sun go down on your anger and give no opportunity to the devil. ~ Ephesians
4:26–27
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| 7. The Poisonous Tongue - Stinging & Biting Animals |
The tongue is a small member, yet it
boasts of great things…No human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless
evil, full of deadly poison. ~ James 3:5,8
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| 8. Sin That Kills - The Moth |
But each person is tempted when he
is lured and enticed by his own desire. Then desire when it has conceived gives
birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death. ~ James 1:14–15
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| 9. Fleeting Treasures - The Moth |
Do not lay up for yourselves
treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and
steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor
rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. ~ Matthew 6:19–20
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| 10. Be Careful What You Eat - The Goat |
If someone comes
and proclaims another Jesus than the one we proclaimed, or if you receive
a different spirit from the one you received, or if you accept a different
gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it readily enough. ~ 2
Corinthians 11:4
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| 11. Thirst for Righteousness - The Camel |
His delight is in the law of the Lord,
and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams
of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. ~
Psalm 1:2–3
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| 12. Carry Heavy Things - Beasts of Burden |
Bear one
another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. ~ Galatians 6:2
and
Come to me,
all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. ~ Matthew 11:28
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| 13. Helping is Messy - The Ox |
Where
there are no oxen, the manger is clean. But abundant crops come by the strength
of the ox. ~ Proverbs 14:4
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| 14. Be Teachable - The Donkey |
Do not
now be stiff-necked as your fathers were, but yield yourselves to the Lord and
come to his sanctuary, which he has consecrated forever, and serve the Lord your
God, that his fierce anger may turn away from you. ~ 2 Chronicles 30:8
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| 15. No Salvation Through Strength - The Horse |
The war
horse is a false hope for salvation, and by its great might it cannot rescue. ~
Psalm 33:7
and
Some trust
in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. ~
Psalm 20:7
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| 16. Returning to Sin - The Dog |
Like a
dog that returns to his vomit
is a fool who repeats his folly. ~ Proverbs 26:11
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| 17. Blinded to Godliness - The Pig |
Like a gold ring in a pig's
snout
is a beautiful woman without discretion. ~ Proverbs
11:22
and
Do not give dogs what is holy, and do
not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to
attack you. ~ Matthew 7:6
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| 18. Change Yourself? - The Leopard |
Can the
leopard change his spots? Then also you can do good who are accustomed to do
evil. ~ Jeremiah 13:23
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| 19. Sneaky Sins - The Fox |
Catch the
foxes for us,
the little foxes
that spoil the vineyards,
for our vineyards are in blossom. ~ Song of Solomon
2:15
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| 20. Sneaky Sinners - The Fox |
Go and
tell that fox, “Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow,
and the third day I finish my course.” ~ Luke 13:32
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| 21. Obvious Sins - The Komodo Dragon |
The sins of some people are
conspicuous, going before them to judgment... ~
1 Timothy 5:24
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| 22. Pet Sins - The Raccoon |
…but the
sins of others appear later. ~ 1 Timothy 5:24
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| 23. Be Watchful - The Lion |
Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your
adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to
devour. ~ 1 Peter 5:8
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| 24. God is in Control - The Dinosaurs |
Can one take [Behemoth] by
his eyes, or pierce his nose with a snare? ~ Job 40:24
Can you
draw out Leviathan with a fishhook or press down his tongue with a cord? ~ Job
41:1
The Lord with his hard and great and strong sword…will slay the dragon that is in the sea. ~ Isaiah 27:1
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| 25. Salvation is at Hand - The Eagle |
You yourselves have seen what I did
to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles' wings and brought you to
myself. ~ Exodus 19:4
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| 26. Gentleness as a Response - The Dove |
Behold,
I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents
and innocent as doves. ~ Matthew 10:16
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| 27. Dwell Secure - Mountain Climbers |
He made
my feet like the feet of a deer and set me secure on the heights. ~ Psalm 18:33
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| 28. Hypocrites - The Ostrich |
The
wings of the ostrich wave proudly, but are they the pinions and plumage of
love? ~ Job 39:13
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| 29. Thrive in your Gifting - The Penguin |
Having
gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them! ~ Romans
12:6
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| 30. Lay Aside Every Burden - Birds |
Let us also lay aside every weight,
and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is
set before us! ~ Hebrews 12:1
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| 31. Save Others - The Gopher Tortoise |
For though I am free from all, I
have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them. ~ 1
Corinthians 9:19
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| 32. Plant Seeds - The Squirrel |
I
planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth ~ 1 Corinthians 3:6
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| 33. Water Seeds - The Beaver |
Neither
he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.
~ 1 Corinthians 3:7
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| 34. Guard Your Heart - The Armadillo |
Keep
your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life. ~ Proverbs
4:23
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| 35. Swim Against the Current - The Salmon |
Do not be conformed to this world,
but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern
what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. ~ Romans 12:2
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| 36. Eyes to See - The Hawk |
No creature is hidden from his
sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give
account. ~ Hebrews 4:13
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| 37. False Teachers - The Wolf |
Her princes in her midst are like
wolves tearing the prey, shedding blood, destroying lives to get dishonest
gain. ~ Ezekiel 22:27
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| 38. Prickly People - The Porcupine |
The
Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach,
patiently enduring evil, correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may
perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth, and they may
come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, after being
captured by him to do his will. ~ 2 Timothy 2:24–26
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| 39. The False Convert - The Parrot |
They went out from us, but they
were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us.
But they went out, that it might become plain that they all are not of us. ~ 1
John 2:19
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| 40. Bear Fruit - The Bear |
You did not choose me, but I chose
you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit
should abide… ~ John 15:16
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| Finale - Look Like Jesus - The Human |
Those whom he foreknew he also
predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be
the firstborn among many brothers. ~ Romans 8:29
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| Conclusion |
Let everything that has breath
praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord! ~ Psalm 150:6
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